Patient 1st Program

More than 600,000 Alabamians currently participate in Patient 1st, a primary care case management (PCCM) program operated by the Alabama Medicaid Agency. The present program was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in August 2004 and includes expanded technology and tools to help doctors and other health professionals better manage the increasing cost of health care while promoting better care for Medicaid patients.